Reid My Mind
2008 April

place on the web designed for parents of visually impaired children to share information and resources.   From the press release: The goal of www.familyconnect.org is to provide connections and support. By providing accurate information and creating a forum for meaningful discussion, families and their visually impaired children will feel empowered to reach their full [...]

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I still have not heard anything from the folks at Blog Carnival regarding their use of a visual only CAPTCHA. In addition to Lon who is hosting the Assistive Technology Blog Carnival, Penny from the Disabilities Carnival is aware of the issue and I hope will spread the word among other disability bloggers. Below is [...]

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Wow!!! I just came across this article, Hollyoaks duo venture into the darkness, from the Liverpool Echo.co.uk   This is just awful! Starting with the title, "…Venture into the Darkness." Such an mis-used metaphor for blindness. First, the majority of people who are blind have some form of sight, whether limited light perception or the [...]

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I’m looking forward to reading more about this open source screen reader.   WebAnywhere runs on any machine regardless of what operating system it is running and regardless of what browsers are installed. This is its advantage over existing products like SA-to-Go.   Read more here…

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This article from Slashdot titled,  Next-Generation CAPTCHA Exploits the Semantic Gap  points out a new method for distinguishing between human and machine for the purposes of eliminating spam.   According to the article: A user is asked to pass two tests: (1) click the geometric center of an image within a composite image, and (2) [...]

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According to this article: through their jointly operated website, AnnualCreditReport.com, the official site to help consumers obtain free credit reports. Accessible credit reports for people with visual impairments will be available online by October 31 of this year. By the end of the year, the companies will also make credit reports available in Braille and [...]

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According to this article, Allan Kieta who is Blind had to "open up a can of Wup Ass" on a suspected burgler.   While restraining the suspect and trying to call 911, Kieta  said…   "He was begging, like, ‘Don’t kill me. I’ll dial it for you.’," Kieta said. "I was, like, ‘You are not [...]

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First of all, let me say, I have always like the way New York State Governor Patterson conducted himself. I remember when he was a State Senator from Harlem, and he wasn’t afraid to align himself with those standing up in cases opposing police brutality.   This article from the – New York Times, titled [...]

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This article from Bruce Lawson’s personal site  : SharePoint and Web Accessibility is a great example of advocating for accessibility in technology.   After reading a article in a legal magazine, Mr. Lawson  wrote to inform the editors of a accessibility problem a piece of software the magazine was apparently praising. Last month they had [...]

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The below note was sent to Blog Carnival yesterday via the online form. (I was able to get my wife to read the visual CAPTCHA) Let’s see if they respond and even more importantly, take action. — This is the third time I am writing to inform the BC Administration and Support that you use [...]

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